Rehabilitative of COVID-19 patients with acute lower extremity Ischemia and amputation.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and rehabilitation management of patients who undergo amputation for COVID-19-associated coagulopathy. METHODS: Clinical and laboratory data for 3 patients were analysed and their rehabilitative management discussed. RESULTS: The medical records of 3 patients who had undergone amputation due to acute lower extremity ischaemia and who were provided with rehabilitation in our COVID-19 unit were reviewed. CONCLUSION: Coagulation changes related to SARS-CoV-2 may complicate recovery from this devastating disease. The rehabilitation management of amputated patients for COVID-19 acute lower extremity ischaemia is based on a multilevel approach for clinical, functional, nutritional and neuropsychological needs. Based on this limited experience, a dedicated programme for this specific group of patients seems advantageous to warrant the best functional outcome and quality of life.

Social adjustment in three cultures: data from families affected by chronic blood disorders. A sibling study.

This study explores the rate of psychosocial dysfunction in affected and unaffected children from families with haemophilia or beta-thalassaemia, as part of a cross-sectional, multicentre study into the resilience of 115 families with blood disorders. Sociodemographic and developmental data were collected from the parents using a standardized and semi-structured interview format, and medical data were obtained from the clinician. The children's social functioning over the year prior to the assessment was assessed with The Social Adjustment Scale adapted for school-aged children. Children with beta-thalassaemia showed significantly higher rates of social dysfunction than their unaffected siblings or children with haemophilia and their siblings. Older children showed significantly higher social dysfunction at school. The high rate of social dysfunction in children with beta-thalassaemia compared with unaffected siblings is likely to have a basis in the negative experiences associated with their medical problems. In contrast, the therapeutic advances in haemophilia allows boys to lead an almost normal life. Overall, the rates of social dysfunction in families with both these disorders proved commoner than reported in population surveys, but with the unavailability of local population controls, caution needs to be exercised in the interpretation of this finding.